Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Corporal Percy Reddyhoff, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal, silver; Royal Canadian Mounted Police L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (P. Reddyhoff) mounted as worn, good very fine (3) £350-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin.

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L.S. & G.C. Canada Gazette 21 October 1944.

Percy Redyhoff was born at Leeds on 7 June 1892, son of Fred Reddyhoff, a bricklayer. He went to Canada in 1912 and engaged in the Royal North West Mounted Police 2 July 1912, at Medicine Hat. He served at Regina and Sawbridge before purchasing his discharge in October 1913. However, he re-engaged the following year on 29 August, and subsequently served at Ogema, Short Creek, Estevan, Assinboia and at North Portal. From 1917 to 1927 he was employed at Regina as a painter and carpenter. Promoted to Corporal in 1923, he was transferred to Dawson in 1927, and subsequently to Carmacks and finally to Vancouver. He was retired to pension on 18 May 1933.